2014 · comedy · drama
The Road Within
Directed by Gren Wells1h 40m2014
A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.
Our read: The Road Within (2014) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded comedy · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- brisk
- redemptive
- intimate
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“You want a heartfelt road trip about outsiders finding each other without Hollywood gloss.”
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